You have had your say over this first quarter-final, and you are firmly backing Rob Cross to beat Peter Wright.

The two former world champions are about to make their way to the stage, so we will soon see if you were right!

Luke Littler? Luke Humphries? or Michael van Gerwen once again?

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Two-time world champion Peter Wright believes that Michael van Gerwen is still the man to beat in the Premier League.

Seven-time winner 'MvG' is not the favourite to win the competition, with Luke Humphries and Luke Littler entering in red-hot form.

Former world champion Rob Cross is confident he can reach the 2024 Premier League Darts finals night on his return to the competition.

If it helps you make your choice, here are what both players had to say ahead of the competition.

So, first up this evening are two former PDC world champions, Peter Wright and Rob Cross.

It took 'Snakebite' six weeks to get a win in the 2023 Premier League, so he will be hoping for a better start this time around.

Cross is back in the Premier League for the first time since 2021, and like Wright he will be hoping for a better showing that his last appearance.

Cross finished ninth of 10 players three years ago, winning just three games.

So who do you think can get off to a quick start here in Cardiff?

• Thumbs up for Wright.
• Thumbs down for Cross.

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The draw for Night One could hardly have been more exciting for darts fans.

Former world champions Rob Cross and Peter Wright meet in the first quarter-final - which is expected to start at around 19:00 GMT.

Next up the often-jeered Gerwyn Price will have the rare backing of the crowd as he takes on Nathan Aspinall buoyed by this vocal Welsh support.

Fans will then be treated to rematches of the past two World Championship finals.

Michael van Gerwen plays Michael Smith in a rematch of that classic 2023 final before Luke Humphries and Luke Littler do it all again.

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Speaking of Luke Littler - because who hasn't been - here is what his fellow Premier League competitors make of him.

The 2024 Premier League Darts field includes six current or former world champions, and the player of the moment.

Seven-time Premier League winner Michael van Gerwen is the only player in this year's competition to have won it before.

Gerwyn Price, Rob Cross, Peter Wright and Michael Smith have all tasted defeat in the final of the competition against 'MvG', while Nathan Aspinall has also reached the final but fell short against Glen Durrant.

The two debutants are current world champion Luke Humphries, and of course Luke Littler - who at 17 becomes the youngest player to play in the competition in its 20 years.

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The Premier League spans 17 weeks and 17 locations.

At each event the eight players will compete in four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and then the weekly final - with every match a first-to-six leg contest.

Each player will have one quarter-final match against all seven other competitors between weeks one and seven, and weeks nine and 15.

On 'night eight' and 'night 16' the quarter-finals will be determined by the standings at the time.

Players who reach the semi-finals will win two points per event, with the night's runner-up collecting three points and the winner awarded five.

Those points are collected through the first 16 weeks, with the top four players then progressing to the finals night at the O2 Arena in London on 23 May.

The two semi-finals will be best of 19 legs, with the grand final later that evening a best of 21 contest.

The 2024 champion will take home £275,000, with the runner-up collecting £125,000, while the winner of each weekly event wins £10,000.

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Good evening and welcome to south Wales for the return of Premier League Darts!

The pantomime atmosphere in and around the Utilita Arena in Cardiff has been building since early afternoon, and is now at fever pitch.

We have about four hours of darts ahead of us, but for those who are following along with the Premier League Darts for a first time, here is a quick reminder of how it all works.

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